Labor force, total in Togo
Togo: Labor force, total was 2.96 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Togo, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
Togo recorded 2.96 million for labor force, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Togo peaked at 2.96 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million, in 1990.
Togo ranks 110th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 million | 1.20 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million | 1.58 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 million | 2.08 million | 2.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 million | 2.65 million | 2.96 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 107 Bulgaria 3.09 million compare
- 108 New Zealand 3.08 million compare
- 109 El Salvador 2.99 million compare
- 111 Sierra Leone 2.93 million compare
- 112 Kuwait 2.93 million compare
- 113 Ireland 2.91 million compare
More education data for Togo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,787 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 115.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 51.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.965 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Togo?
- Labor force, total in Togo was 2.96 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million in 1990.
- How does Togo rank for labor force, total?
- Togo ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.